#Komsomoli (Komsomol)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Youth wing of the #SovietUnionCommunistParty: the #CommunistUnionOfYouth. Well over ½ of today’s adult Rus. pop'n may have been a member (which might explain a thing or two…). See also #Pioneeride. #SovietOccupation renaming (1950-91) of #SuurAmeerika.

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Suur-Ameerika.

Typical old Soviet apartment block in Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

Tallinn's brand-new(ish) Superministry building (Joint Building of Ministries) in Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

Rickety old lock-ups in the backwaters of Suur-Ameerika, Tallinn.

#Suur-Ameerika (Suur-Ameerika)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Tõnismäe #UusMaailm
Greater/Upper America. After former inn of the same name. Renamed (1950-1991) as #Komsomoli during the #SovietOccupation.
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#Sovietisation #Sovetiseerimine
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names